H.R. 306 (Jones), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. "Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act"

H.R. 991 (Young of AK), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

H.R. 1505 (Bishop of UT), To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes. "National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act"

H.R. 2060 (Walden), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and for other purposes. "Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act"

Related Hearing - Subcommittee on Water and Power Legislative Hearing on H.R. 461, H.R. 795 and H.R. 2060 (7/23/2011)

H.R. 2351 (Hastings of WA), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. "North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act"

H.R. 2352 (Hastings of WA), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other purposes

H.R. 2360 (Landry), To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to extend the Constitution, laws, and jurisdiction of the United States to installations and devices attached to the seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf for the production and support of production of energy from sources other than oil and gas, and for other purposes. "Providing for Our Workforce and Energy Resources (POWER) Act"

H.R. 2578 (Denham), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.

Related Hearing - Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2578 and H.R. 1581 (7/26/2011)

H.R. 2752 (Johnson of OH), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales, and for other purposes. "BLM Live Internet Auctions Act"

H.R. 2803 (Faleomavaega), To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, to conduct a technological capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the shallow and deep seabed of the United States.

H.R. 2842 (Tipton), To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. "Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011"

Related Hearing - Subcommittee on Water and Power Legislative Hearing on H.R. 200 and H.R. 2842 (9/14/2011)

H.R. 2915 (McClintock), To repeal the Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority, and for other purposes. "American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011"

Related Hearing - Subcommittee on Water and Power Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1719 and H.R. 2915 (9/22/2011)

H.R. 3069 (Hastings of WA), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species, and for other purposes. "Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act"

The Committee on Natural Resources met in an open markup session on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, and considered the following bills:

H.R. 306 (Jones), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. “Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act”

The Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 306 by unanimous consent.

H.R. 991 (Young of AK), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

The Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 991 by unanimous consent.

The Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1461 by unanimous consent.

Favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1466 (Sablan), To resolve the status of certain persons legally residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the immigration laws of the United States.

The Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1466 by unanimous consent.

Favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 1505 (Bishop of UT),To prohibit the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture from taking action on public lands which impede border security on such lands, and for other purposes. “National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act”

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 1505 by unanimous consent.

Favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by voice vote.

H.R. 2060 (Walden), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, and for other purposes. “Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act”

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Water and Power was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2060 by unanimous consent.

Favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by voice vote.

H.R. 2351 (Hastings of WA), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. “North Cascades National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act”

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2351 by unanimous consent.

Favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

H.R. 2352 (Hastings of WA), To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, and for other purposes.

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2352 by unanimous consent.

H.R. 2360 (Landry), To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to extend the Constitution, laws, and jurisdiction of the United States to installations and devices attached to the seabed of the Outer Continental Shelf for the production and support of production of energy from sources other than oil and gas, and for other purposes. “Providing for Our Workforce and Energy Resources (POWER) Act”

The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2360 by unanimous consent.

Favorably reported to the House of Representatives by voice vote.

H.R. 2578 (Denham), To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.

The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2578 by unanimous consent.

Favorably reported to the House of Representatives by voice vote.

H.R. 2752 (Johnson of OH), To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct onshore oil and gas lease sales through Internet-based live lease sales, and for other purposes. “BLM Live Internet Auctions Act”

The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2752 by unanimous consent.

Favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 2803 (Faleomavaega), To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, to conduct a technological capability assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study regarding recovery of minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the shallow and deep seabed of the United States.

The Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2803 by unanimous consent.

Favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as amended, by unanimous consent.

H.R. 2842 (Tipton), To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. “Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 2011”

The Subcommittee on Water and Power was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2842 by unanimous consent.

H.R. 2915 (McClintock), To repeal the Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority, and for other purposes. “American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011”

The Subcommittee on Water and Power was discharged from further consideration of H.R. 2915 by unanimous consent.

H.R. 3069 (Hastings of WA), To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to reduce predation on endangered Columbia River salmon and other nonlisted species, and for other purposes. “Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act”